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The central irony of the novel 'Huckleberry Finn' is that freedom is an illusion and that that illusion can create a temporary happiness. Barry Chambers of the Open University shows that the conven...tional literary view of 'Huckleberry Finn' as a flawed masterpiece is misleading. He shows that the novel is, in fact, carefully structured and worked out and that each incident conceals a complex and ironic significance.
The central irony of the novel 'Huckleberry Finn' is that freedom is an illusion and that that illusion can create a temporary happiness. Barry Chambers of the Open University shows that the conven...tional literary view of 'Huckleberry Finn' as a flawed masterpiece is misleading. He shows that the novel is, in fact, carefully structured and worked out and that each incident conceals a complex and ironic significance.
| Module code and title: | A312, The nineteenth century novel and its legacy |
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| Item code: | A312; 10 |
| First transmission date: | 12-07-1982 |
| Published: | 1982 |
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| Duration: | 00:24:14 |
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| Producer: | Tony Coe |
| Contributors: | Barry Chambers; Barry Dennen |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Huckleberry Finn; Novel writing |
| Subject terms: | Twain, Mark,--1835-1910 |
| Master spool number: | HOU3752 |
| Production number: | FOUA091X |
| Videofinder number: | 1905 |
| Available to public: | no |
